GENEVA (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa was expected to bring catastrophe as it makes landfall in Jamaica with storm surges, flash floods and landslides in the worst storm to hit the Caribbean island this century, a U.N. weather official said on Tuesday. The Category 5 storm, the strongest possible on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will bring wind gusts of over 186 miles per hour and widespread devastation to the island, where authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations. “It’s a catastrophic situation expected in Jamaica,” the World Meteorological Organization’s tropical cyclone specialist Anne-Claire Fontan told a Geneva press briefing. “For Jamaica, it will be the storm of the century for sure.” Storm surges of up to four meters were expected, she said, with rainfall set to exceed 70 cm (2.3 ft), causing “catastrophic flash flooding and landslides,” she said. The U.S. National Hurricane Center expects the storm to hit Jamaica early on Tuesday, and then cross eastern Cuba to move over the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos by Wednesday. STORM INTENSIFIED ON APPROACH Melissa’s slow movement over unusually tepid Caribbean water had contributed to its ballooning size and strength, NHC forecasters said, threatening Jamaica with days of never-before-seen catastrophic winds and rain. The International Federation of the Red Cross said up to 1.5 million in Jamaica were expected to be directly affected by the storm. Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. “Today will be very difficult for tens of thousands, if not millions of people in Jamaica,” IFRC’s Necephor Mghendi said via video link from Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. “Roofs will be tested, flood waters will rise, isolation will become a harsh reality for many.” To enable swift relief distribution, essential items — tarpaulins, hygiene kits, blankets and safe drinking water — had been pre-positioned in Red Cross branches on the island, he said, with over 800 shelters set up for evacuees. ‘A DIRE SITUATION UNFOLDING IN SLOW MOTION’ On Monday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ordered mandatory evacuations for parts of southern Jamaica, including the historic town of Port Royal. He warned of damage to farmlands, homes and infrastructure on the island, which is roughly the size of Connecticut and whose main airports sit close to sea level. “There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” he said. Holness said his government was as prepared as can be, with an emergency response budget of $33 million and insurance and credit provisions for damage a little larger than that sustained from last year’s devastating Hurricane Beryl. Beryl was the earliest and fastest Atlantic hurricane on record to reach Category 5, but scientists warn that storms are becoming stronger faster as a result of climate change warming ocean waters. “Slow-moving major hurricanes often go down in history as some of the deadliest and most destructive storms on record,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter. “This is a dire situation unfolding in slow motion.” ‘WE CAN’T MOVE’ Damian Anderson, a teacher from Hagley Gap, a town nestled in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, said on Monday impassable roads had already cut off his community. “We can’t move,” Anderson, 47, said. “We’re scared. We’ve never seen a multi-day event like this before.” Nearby Haiti and the Dominican Republic have faced days of torrential downpours leading to at least four deaths, authorities said. “Melissa will continue to track towards South Cuba and then the Bahamas, bringing again, a lot of rain and destructive wind as well as storm surges,” said the WMO’s Fontan. Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis ordered evacuations for people in the southern and eastern parts of the archipelago. In Cuba, authorities said they had evacuated upwards of 500,000 people from areas vulnerable to winds and flooding. (Reporting by Emma Farge in Geneva, Zahra Burton in Kingston, Dave Sherwood in Havana and Sarah Morland in Mexico City; editing by Kirsti Knolle, Ros Russell and Bernadette Baum)

The Christian genocide happening in Nigeria has finally started to come to light. After 10 years of working amid the violence, I have never seen more attention drawn to this crisis than right now. Recently, the media, government, and religious institutions seem to be waking up and finally getting the message that there is a systematic targeting of Christians in Nigeria, particularly in the Northern regions. These areas are approximately 90% Muslim and largely controlled by Boko Haram, ISIS-WA (ISWAP), and various other terrorist groups. As of right now, Nigeria is the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian. More Christians are killed every year in Nigeria than anywhere else in the world. In fact, of all those martyred for their faith in the entire world, 70% were killed in Nigeria. In the first 220 days of 2025, over 7,000 Christians were killed in Northern Nigeria. This is a part of the world where Christians are second-class citizens. They often are not allowed access to food, clean water, and medical treatment, simply because they are Christians. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this year, when the village of Yelwata was violently attacked, 250 Christians were killed in a single night. The media largely ignored the massacre, and no one was held accountable. There were no arrests, no prosecutions. It was as though nothing happened. I visited Yelwata shortly after the attack. One man, who lost 20 members of his family in the violence, described Muslims setting fire to homes and shooting women and children as they tried to escape the flames. After working in Northern Nigeria for so long, I knew this was far from an isolated event, and it was just a matter of time before the next massacre took place. I also knew that as soon as the truth about what’s happening to Christians in Nigeria came to light in America, the genocide deniers would start to emerge. Shortly after Bill Maher’s clip went viral, prominent and trusted media outlets, as well as Nigerian government officials, began vehemently refuting the claims. Nigeria’s Foreign Minister called it a “gross misrepresentation,” saying that such claims are a threat to Nigeria’s global image and to foreign investments. Because nothing says “we’re not committing genocide” like whining about bad press and lost investment funds. When Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the “Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2025,” the Nigerian government doubled down, claiming it was merely a crisis of narrative. They maintain that Muslims are being killed in the violence as well, which means that claims of a “Christian genocide” are unfounded. As in all things, the best lies are partial truths. Yes, Muslims are being killed alongside Christians. However, the number of Muslim deaths when compared to Christian deaths is grossly disproportionate, and many of the Muslims killed are a result of collateral damage during targeted attacks on Christians. Also, Muslims who do not hold the radical beliefs of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups are targeted as well. Media outlets like Al Jazeera featured op-eds saying “there is no Christian genocide” and “simplistic genocide claims fuel propaganda.” More frustrating, Massad Boulos, a Muslim and Senior Advisor to President Trump on Arab and African affairs, has dismissed the claims as well. Kajdi Szabolcs. Getty Images. Source: “World reference atlas” Genocide denial, like genocide itself, is nothing new. During World War II, Holocaust deniers actively dismissed the claims that Jews were being targeted. Even now, the Jewish Holocaust has deniers who still actively propagate the idea that the intentional and targeted imprisonment, torture, starvation, and execution of over 6 million European Jews (plus another 6 million “undesirables”) ever took place. In the 1970s, international media and governments denied that there was genocide happening in Cambodia under Pol Pot. Even during the Rwandan genocide, the world was told that the Tutsi people were not being targeted for mutilation, sexual abuse, and execution. We now know those denials were categorically false. During every genocide throughout history, we were told, like Dorothy and her crew in the “Wizard of Oz,” “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” It’s a convenient way for those who are committing genocide to continue their violence and persecution under the cover of darkness. Genocide deniers always take the same approach and tell us to ignore what we see and just believe what they say. WATCH: The Daily Wire’s Isabel Brown confronts the genocide in Nigeria head-on: As someone who has seen it with my own eyes and lived it for many years, I’d find the deniers of the Nigerian genocide claims laughable if it weren’t so horrible. There is a concerted effort to wipe out the Christian population in Northern Nigeria. I have stood at the mass graves. I have buried my friends. I have prayed with the grieving widow who begs God for the salvation of her husband’s murderer. All the while, we are being told not to believe what we see and to blindly believe what we’re told. Just last week, a delegation of American fact finders was invited by Nigeria’s National Security Advisor to investigate allegations of persecution against Christians. What they found should surprise no one. Their fact-finding mission confirmed what those of us who live it already know. Their findings substantiate the claims of the ongoing persecution and slaughter of Christians in Nigeria. The investigators went so far as to say it is “a calculated and long-running genocide.” The genocide is real. It is calculated. And it’s been going on for a long time. Now, it’s time for all of America to stop burying our heads in the sand. The world has stood by and watched genocide happen time and again, without taking action. This is our opportunity to stop the genocide of Christians now, before it’s too late. * * * Brad Brandon is the founder and CEO of Across Nigeria. Since 2018, he has been actively serving in the foreign mission field. He serves predominantly in high-risk, highly persecuted areas like Northern Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. Through Pastor Brad and the Across Nigeria team, ground-breaking work is being done to bring the gospel into areas with the most intense opposition. His passion is to reach people in these areas with the gospel of Jesus Christ and to help persecuted Christians who live under the constant threat of violence because of their faith in Christ. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now.

Newly elected conservative Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to hold that position, vowed to increase her country’s defense and security commitments during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the USS George Washington in Japan on Tuesday. Takaichi joined Trump on the massive U.S. aircraft carrier in front of around 6,000 U.S. service members as Trump continued his week-long Asia tour, The Wall Street Journal reported. “As the two commanders-in-chief of Japan and the United States stand together once again, I have renewed my determination … to make the Indo-Pacific free and open so that it will serve as the foundation of peace and prosperity for the entire region,” Takaichi told the crowd of U.S. military members. “Now, we are facing an unprecedented severe security environment. Peace cannot be preserved by words alone. It can be protected only when there is unwavering determination and action.” Trump praised Takaichi, whom he called “a winner,” and said, “The cherished alliance between the United States and Japan is one of the most remarkable relationships in the entire world.” “Born out of the ashes of a terrible war, our bond has grown over eight decades into the beautiful friendship that we have,” Trump added. “It’s the foundation of peace and security in the Pacific.” “This woman is a winner!”@POTUS welcomes Japanese Prime Minister @takaichi_sanae on stage aboard the USS George Washington. pic.twitter.com/rzOsyQNPd8 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 28, 2025 Trump also said on Tuesday that he had just approved a “batch of missiles” for Japan’s F-35 fighter jets, which are set to arrive later this week. The president has been pushing U.S. allies worldwide to boost their defense spending as he seeks more favorable trade deals and security arrangements for the United States. Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. Last week, during Takaichi’s inaugural address as prime minister, she vowed to ramp up Japan’s defense spending more quickly. Instead of increasing defense spending to 2% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2027, Takaichi said she wants to jump to 2% by the end of the upcoming fiscal year in March, The Wall Street Journal reported. Japan currently spends 1.4% of its GDP on defense. Japan’s new leader made the security spending promises as the United States and its allies face the continued Chinese threat in the region. Trump is set to meet with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping on Thursday in South Korea, where he hopes to nail down a trade deal. The Trump administration is also seeking to secure rare earth mineral supply chains to counter China’s stranglehold on critical minerals. Trump and Takaichi announced on Tuesday that they had reached a rare earth deal, which establishes a mutual stockpiling arrangement and stipulates that the United States and Japan will cooperate with international partners to protect the supply chain. Japan and the United States also released a list of proposed projects to boost Japanese investment in the U.S. economy by more than $500 billion. The proposed investments included projects in the energy and artificial intelligence sectors.

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